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📚✨ Bilingual Book Club – December 12 @ DarKha 🗓️ Friday, January 2 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 DarKha Academy – Carrer Sant Domènec, 32 This month we’ll be reading “My Brother Walter” from Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin. Some of us found last week’s story a bit intense 😅 — so this time, we’re exploring a gentler, more reflective piece. “My Brother Walter” offers a new tone: emotional, a little mysterious, and very human. Let’s keep enjoying fresh literary styles while practicing

I have a secret… Spelling doesn’t come naturally to native English speakers. In fact, I divide the world into two camps: those who can spell and those who struggle. There are people who can confidently write “definitely”… and then there are the rest of us — the ones who Google it every time or wait for the spell checker to jump in and save the day. I don’t love admitting this, especially since I’m not only an English teacher but the director of an English academy. Still, t

Join us on Sunday, March 30, for a fun and adventurous bilingual bike ride! 🌿🚲 📍 Meeting point: DarKha Academy, Sant Domènec, 32 ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM 🧢 What to bring: Water, helmet, and your adventurous spirit! We'll be exploring the scenic area around Mount Puig between Genovés and Xàtiva, enjoying the fresh air, great company, and bilingual conversation along the way. All levels welcome! Let’s ride, chat, and immerse ourselves in language and nature. 🌍🌞 👉 RSVP no

🎄✨ Christmas is coming… and so is the DarKha Christmas Club! 🎁🎉 Looking for magic, language, and a little morning peace? Join us for two festive weeks of fun, creativity, and bilingual adventure at the academy in Xàtiva! 🧒👧 From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., we’ll keep your little ones engaged with hands-on fun in English and Spanish — while you enjoy a well-earned morning break. ☕🎶 🎁 What’s in Santa’s sack this year? 🍪 Whipping up winter treats & hot chocolate 🔬 C

📚✨ Bilingual Book Club – December 12 @ DarKha 🗓️ Thursday, December 12 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 DarKha Academy – Carrer Sant Domènec, 32 This month we’ll be reading “My Brother Walter” from Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin. Some of us found last week’s story a bit intense 😅 — so this time, we’re exploring a gentler, more reflective piece. “My Brother Walter” offers a new tone: emotional, a little mysterious, and very human. Let’s keep enjoying fresh literary styles while practi

Thursday, November 21 🕖 7:00 PM📍 DarKha Academy – Carrer Sant Domènec, 32 💶 Bring 3€ for supplies. 🥧 And bring something to share with the group! Come cook, laugh, and connect in English & Spanish while learning about the heartwarming American tradition of Thanksgiving! 🇺🇸❤️🗣 Practice your language skills in a fun, real-life setting 🌍 Celebrate culture, friendship, and gratitude 🎉 Friends are welcome – the more, the merrier! 📝 RSVP (685 166 339) please!

As a kid in California, I thought olives were... fine. Nothing special. They came in two varieties: black, with barely any flavor, or green and stuffed with pimientos. That was it. They tasted like the jar — flat, timid, and bland. We put them on pizza and... well, I can’t think of much else. Sure, olive trees grew in California. I loved their silvery-green leaves and gnarled bark, ancient and wise. But their fruit? Always a disappointment. I never would have guessed that,

November 16, We are hiking🚶🏻‍♀️to La Ermita en el Puig.🥾 It’s an  emblematic hermitage of Xàtiva very close to the urban center. Meet at the academy at 10 with water, snack for a 3 hour easy/medium excursion (about 8 km on roads and up a the hill on well trod paths).